This is the story of our precious daughter, Sara Rose. She was born at 27 weeks. This details our journey as a family through the ups and downs of this situation. She is our 3rd daughter, she has hydrocephalus and now lives with a shunt. She is home now and her older sisters adore her. Here we are, living and depending on the strength and grace of our Father in Heaven.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Tuesday Night

Sara is up to 2122 grams - 4lbs 10oz. She did not eat as well from the bottle today, only 6 cc. But she did just as well nursing with Jennifer tonight. Sara was tapped today and it continues to look much better. Another routine day with Sara in NICU. Thanks for checking in and praying.

I have been following your story about Sara Rose for a couple of weeks now. My twins were born at 32 weeks and spent 16 days in the NICU. Luckily for us they were born very healthy but were still premies. Neither one of my kids were able to nurse because they could not breathe and suck at the same time, so it warms my heart to hear how Sara Rose is with Jennifer. We had many ups and downs with eating until about 34 weeks when it all fell into place. I was never able to nurse but did pump for 3 months. Thank you for sharing your story. It brings back many memories from some of our darkest days but my twins are now almost 8 and you would never know that they were born early. Please know that we are praying for you and Sara Rose and look forward to hear how she is doing. Keep your faith strong and God will truly amaze you!

i too look for the daily updates and each day it's an opportunity to praise God for answering my prayers from the day before. He is so faithful and i look forward to His continuing to do more than we can imagine with your precious sara.stacy conville